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People vs. Batuhan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, -versus- ROBERTO O. BATUHAN AND ASHLEY PLANAS LACTURAN, Accused-Appellants. Present: SERENO, CJ, Chairperson, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, BERSAMIN, PERLAS-BERNABE, and CAGUIOA, JJ.

G.R. No. 219830 | 2016-08-03

DECISION

SERENO, CJ:

Before this Court is a Notice of Appeal 1 filed by accused-appellants Roberto O. Batuhan and Ashley Planas Lacturan from the Decision2 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CEB-CR-HC No. 01366.

The CA affirmed the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Decision3 convicting Batuhan of robbery with rape and imposing upon him the penalty of reclusion perpetua.4 It also affirmed the conviction of Lactura but modified his sentence to an indeterminate term of four (4) years and two (2) months, of prision correccional as minimum, to eight (8) years of prision mayor as maximum.5 The appellate court, however, imposed individual civil...